2022 | The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Gris | Dundee Hills | Case of 6 Bottles Weingut Setzer black tea and baking-spiced oak

black tea and baking-spiced oak

Stellenbosch

It's another absolutely captivating red from this estate that will evolve for a decade

the 2022 Freestone-Occidental evokes juicy red berries and a near perfect balance of finesse and energy – of bright

It is quite simply one of my favorite wines of this vintage and it will age

2022 | The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Gris | Dundee Hills | Case of 6 Bottles Weingut Setzer black tea and baking-spiced oakThe 2022 Estate Pinot Gris is particularly pure and expressive this year. Spring frost affected some varieties in 2022, but winemaker Jason Lett says these old Pinot Gris vines, planted in 1979, are located at higher elevations and didn't suffer frost damage because the buds were not yet out. "The result is a higher proportion of old vines," he says, of the fruit in this 2022. It has detailed scents of green pear and apple blossom, cashews and bread